Ahh, is the verizon tethering option any better or worse? This is being setup for a client of mine & I think going the "legit" route would be a better way to go. How do I get that feature added? Just ask for tethering?

I use PDAnet quite a bit and have never been throttled. It's a fantastic program and has really helped improve access. I, and I am willing to bet everyone here who has it, highly recommend this program.

This is incorrect. There is no tethering option for the 700w. There isn't any software on it to allow tethering either. You could use PDAnet, but there is no tethering option from Verizon for the 700w. That's one (but certainly not the only) reason I have the 700p.

Originally Posted by enagel

The VZW tethering option is the same regardless of whether it's a 700p or 700w.

This is incorrect. There is no tethering option for the 700w. There isn't any software on it to allow tethering either. You could use PDAnet, but there is no tethering option from Verizon for the 700w. That's one (but certainly not the only) reason I have the 700p.

Your post incorrect. Many of us have been tethering with our 700w devices on Verizon since PDANet made their software available for it last spring. We pay VZW nothing extra for it since VZW doesn't support it.

Perhaps you meant to post this instead:
There is no "Verizon supported" tethering option for the 700w. There isn't any "Verizon supported" software on it to allow tethering either.

This is no different for any of the devices that Verizon customers have been tethering for years (e.g. Kyo7135, VX6600, Treo 600, Treo 650, etc.)

I said in my post that there was no tethering option from Verizon (if you read the whole thing). I also said you can use PDAnet to tether. I don't think there is anything incorrect in those statements.